Biographies

Mr. Christopher D. Maher is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank. He joined the Company and the Bank on March 25, 2013 as President and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to the Board of Directors on February 19, 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Maher served as President and CEO of Patriot National Bancorp and Patriot National Bank since 2010.

Mr. Michael J. Fitzpatrick is a Chief Financial Officer of OceanFirst Financial Corp. He has been Executive Vice President and CFO of the Company since 1995. He has also been Executive Vice President and CFO of the Bank since joining the Bank in 1992.

Mr. Steven James Tsimbinos is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of OceanFirst Financial Corp and OceanFirst Bank. Prior to joining OceanFirst, he was General Counsel of Copper River Management, L.P., the investment manager to a family of hedge funds, since May 2006, and prior to that a partner with Lowenstein Sandler PC, where he practiced corporate and securities law.

Ms. Angela K. Ho is Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. She has previously served as the Chief Accounting Officer of OceanFirst Bank, the Registrant’s wholly owned subsidiary, since September 12, 2016. Prior to joining the Registrant and OceanFirst Bank, Ms. Ho served as the controller of Northfield Bank since 2012. Prior to that she had significant accounting responsibilities at Signature Bank and previously KPMG.

Mr. Joseph R. Iantosca is a Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of OceanFirst Bank., a subsidiary of OceanFirst Financial Corp. He has been Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Bank since May 2013. Before then, he was First Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Bank since May 2007 and Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer since February 2004, when he joined the Bank. Before then, he was employed with BISYS Banking Solutions for seven years, most recently as National Vice President, Conversions and Implementations.

Mr. Joseph J. Lebel, III, is Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer and Chief Lending Officer of the Bank of OceanFirst Bank, a subsidiary of OceanFirst Financial Corp. Before then, he was First Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer since May 2007. When he first joined the Bank in April 2006, he was Senior Vice President of the Bank, in charge of Commercial Lending. Before then, he was employed with Wachovia Bank N.A. for approximately 22 years, most recently as Senior Vice President.

Mr. John E. Walsh is Lead Independent Director of OceanFirst Financial Corp. He is a licensed professional engineer and has been employed with T&M Associates since 2010, where he currently serves as Senior Vice President. T&M Associates is a privately owned engineering, planning and environmental consulting company. Before then, he served in various management capacities with CMX Engineering, Inc., a privately owned engineering company, from 2001 to 2010. At CMX, Mr. Walsh was responsible for all operational aspects of the business, including operational profitability and oversight of 380 professional engineers and technical staff. Prior to joining CMX Engineering, he was President of Bay Pointe Engineering Associates, Inc., from 1987 to 2001. None of T&M Associates, CMX Engineering or Bay Pointe Engineering Associates, Inc. is an affiliate of the Company.

Mr. John K. Lloyd is Director of the Company. Mr. Lloyd is the Co-CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest most comprehensive and integrated health network in New Jersey. Prior to the merger of Meridian Health and Hackensack University Health Network in July 2016, Mr. Lloyd was President and CEO of Meridian Health since 1997. In addition to his significant experience in healthcare and leadership skills from more than 35 years as a CEO, Mr. Lloyd has served on the boards for other companies and charitable organizations. The Company also announced that Dorothy F. McCrosson will retire from the Board of Directors of the Company. On December 20, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors approved the appointment of Anthony Coscia and Grace Torres, each being a member of the Board of Directors of Sun, to the Company's and Bank's Boards of Directors upon the closing of the Sun Merger, as previously disclosed.

Mr. Steven E. Brady is Independent Director of the Company. He was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Ocean City Home Bank (“OCHB”) since 1991 and the President and a Director of Ocean Shore since its formation in 1998. OCHB and Ocean Shore were acquired by the Company in December 2016, at which time Mr. Brady joined the Company’s Board and became Vice Chairman of the Southern Region.

Mr. Joseph J. Burke is Independent Director of OceanFirst Financial Corp. He is a retired Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) with over 30 years of experience specializing in the audits of banking institutions. He is a retired audit partner with KPMG LLP. KPMG LLP is not an affiliate of the Company.

Mr. Angelo Catania is Independent Director of OceanFirst financial Corp. He was the CEO and Managing Member of HomeStar Services LLC, an air conditioning, heating, plumbing and electrical service company until its sale and his retirement in 2015. Prior to joining HomeStar in February 2005, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Petro, Inc., one of the largest home heating oil and services companies in the United States. As President and COO of Petro, Mr. Catania was responsible for the oversight of approximately 2,800 employees that serviced over 535,000 residential and commercial accounts. Mr. Catania has also served as the corporate controller of a publicly-owned home heating oil delivery and service company, where he was responsible for accounting systems, bank relations, benefits, information technology and acquisitions. Neither HomeStar Services LLC nor Petro, Inc. is an affiliate of the Company.

Mr. Michael D. Devlin is Independent Director of the Company. He has served as a Director since May 2016 when the Company acquired Cape Bancorp, Inc. and Cape Bank, of which Mr. Devlin was a Director since January 31, 2008 and President and Chief Executive Officer since January 27, 2009. Mr. Devlin currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Marquette National Corporation, a bank holding company based in Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Jack M. Farris is Independent Director of the Company and Bank., effective May, 2015. He is the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, InfoSec & Cybersecurity for Verizon Communications, Inc., one of the world’s leading wireline, wireless and business communications companies, where he has been employed since 1991. Mr. Farris was appointed to this position in early 2017 and prior to that had served in a variety of legal and management functions, providing legal support for systems and technology procurement, global operations security, finance operations, regulatory compliance and transactional matters, as well as information technology and information security matters. In addition to his undergraduate and law degrees, Mr. Farris holds a Master of Science in computer engineering.

Ms. Dorothy F. McCrosson, Esq. is Independent Director of the Company. She is currently the managing partner of McCrosson & Stanton, P.C., a general practice law firm located in Ocean City, New Jersey. She is currently the President of the Cape May County Bar Foundation and past president of the Cape May County Bar Association, and was the recipient of the 2010 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award for Cape May County. She also currently serves in the position of Solicitor for the City of Ocean City. Ms. McCrosson was a director of Ocean Shore and OCHB since 2011 until their acquisition by the Company in December 2016, at which time Ms. McCrosson joined the Board.

Mr. Donald E. McLaughlin is Independent Director of OceanFirst Financial Corp. Prior to his retirement in 2005 from Donald E. McLaughlin, CPA, P.C., Mr. McLaughlin was employed as a CPA for 35 years. As a CPA, Mr. McLaughlin worked on audits of corporations, both public and privately owned. Mr. McLaughlin has prepared financial statements and tax returns, analyzed financial statements and results of operations and advised clients on methods to better improve performance. He has also been employed as a controller at a company with annual sales of $40 million.

Ms. Diane F. Rhine is Independent Director of OceanFirst Financial Corp. She is a licensed real estate broker-sales representative with Childers Sotheby’s International Realty, where she has been since July 1, 2014. Before then, Ms. Rhine owned and operated her own real estate company beginning in 1979. From October 2000 through November 2009, Ms. Rhine was a partner in Citta Rhine LLC. After that until July 2014, she was the President and sole owner of Citta & Cobb Inc. DBA as Rhine & Associates Inc. Childers Sotheby’s International Realty is not an affiliate of the Company.

Mr. Mark G. Solow is Independent Director of OceanFirst Financial Corp. He is an advisor to Crystal Ridge Partners, LLC, which makes equity investments in public and private companies. Mr. Solow served on the board of directors of Central Jersey Bank, N.A. and its holding company from their inceptions through 2010. Prior to his retirement in 2005, Mr. Solow was a co-founder and a Managing Partner of GarMark Advisors, LLC, the manager of private investment funds that invest in middle market companies. Prior to the formation of GarMark Advisors, LLC in 1997, Mr. Solow was a Senior Executive Vice President at Chemical Banking Corporation (a predecessor institution to JPMorgan Chase) and a member of its twelve-person management committee. During his career at Chemical Banking Corporation, he served in several capacities, including head of global investment banking, and corporate and multinational banking in North America, Western Europe and Asia. In addition, he was Senior Credit Officer for the United States, Canada, Western Europe and Asia.

Mr. Samuel R. Young is Independent Director of the Company. He is the owner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tilton Fitness Management, which develops, owns and operates commercial and hospital-affiliated, medically integrated health and fitness centers, including eight centers in southern and central New Jersey. Mr. Young also recently retired as a Captain/ Unit Commanding Officer in the United States Navy Reserve. Mr. Young was selected as the Greater Atlantic City chamber of Commerce 2008 Businessman of the Year. Mr. Young recently chaired the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City. Mr. Young was a director of Ocean Shore and OCHB since 2004 until their acquisition by the Company in December 2016, at which time Mr. Young joined the Board.

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